The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written
for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.
Paper No. 22
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte MINGLUN QIU and LEANDRE ADIFON
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Appeal No. 2004-0906
Application No. 09/571,896
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ON BRIEF
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Before WARREN, WALTZ, and PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent
Judges.
WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on an appeal from the primary examiner’s
final rejection of claims 1 and 3 through 10, which are all of the
claims pending in this application. We have jurisdiction pursuant
to 35 U.S.C. § 134.
According to appellants, the invention is directed to an
elevator system that includes a pair of elevator car guide rails, a
separate counterweight guide rail, an elevator car and a
counterweight in a certain specified relationship (Brief, page 2).
Appellants state that the claims do not stand or fall together and
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